See What's On The Menu at the Library!

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See what's on the menu this Harmony Day at Pearl Cove Library!

Join us from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday 21st of March, 2020 and find out what's on the plates of Australians new and old.

Pearl Cove Library will be hosting our very own Human Living Library event where you can ask questions you've always wondered about food but never wanted to ask. Where does bush tucker come from? Do Indigenous Australians still eat it? What do refugees eat when they arrive in Australia? What did they eat before? How is it any different to your home cooking? Our living books can answer these questions and more at the Pearl Cove Library Courtyard.

Tea and coffee will be available for attendees.

Speakers:

David Smith - an Aboriginal Australian of the Eora nation.

Yousef Khalil Hamed - a Syrian refugee. Former head chef of a Michelin Star restaurant. Settled in Australia in 2017.

Hala Al-Ghol - an Israeli asylum seeker. Single mother of one child in Pearl Cove. Entered Australia in 2019.

Yasmeen Abdul-Aziz - a Middle Eastern refugee. Separated from family, entered Australia 1982.

Bookings are essential for guaranteed sessions.

Event Details:

Date: 21 March 2020

Time: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm (Lunch break at 1:00-1:30)

Location: Pearl Cove Library Courtyard

Cost: Free

Bookings: email or call Pearl Cove Library, or talk to any of the friendly library staff.

Contact:

Pearl Cove Library

123 Smith Rd

Pearl Cove 2446

(02) 6586 1743

events@pearlcovelibrary.com

Further Information:

Human Living Libraries: https://www.humanlibrary.org

Harmony Day: https://www.harmony.gov.au/

Refugee Quick Guide: https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/quick-guide/

by Victoria Zhao

HARMONY DAY

Harmony Day - Discover the Possibilities

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Date: Saturday March 21, 2020

Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

           Venue: Pearl Cove Library – Pearl Room (Ground Floor) *

Tickets: Free event - Bookings essential. *

              Booking: Book your 'loans' through EventBrite (Click here)

or

at Pearl Cove Library Customer Service Desk

            (*Venue is wheelchair accessible / Light refreshments provided)

We welcome all the Pear Cove residents to join us for this special event "Harmony day" at Pearl Cove Library. The program is held in conjunction with Pearl Cove Council to provide you with an opportunities to borrow the living book. Our aim is to welcome new immigrants to Australia and break the stereotype; it is a land of whites and only new migrants have to face the problems in this country etc. Our books are the experts in their area of Human rights, Arts and Culture, advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and are also the prime example of immigrant of this nation who have their succeeded and broken down this stereotype.

Come and Join this special events with us and let's look with our new pair of glasses in 2020 and discover the possibility at Pearl Cove Library. 

Books can be borrowed for 20 mins only.

Our Living Books:

• Cathy Freeman - Australian Olympic Sprinter and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People advocate
• Mr Edward Santow - Human Rights Commissioner
• Mr Mike Mrdak - Chairman, Department of Communication and Arts
• Dr. Jing Han - Australia- China Institute for Arts and Culture

For more information: 

Pearl Cove Library
Event Manager
Elizabeth Hurley
02 9847 6852
or
Event Co-coordinator
Annette Campion
02 98476852
Email: Annette@pearlcovelibrary.com.au

More information on Human Living Libraries:
http://humanlibrary.org/

     Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs

https://www.harmony.gov.au/about

Chirayu Thapa (Learner number: 805 192 712)

Crossing borders - From fear to the land of hope

https://www.twinkl.com.au/event/refugee-week-2019

Pearl Cove Library is offering you an opportunity to come along and celebrate World Refugee Day with our Living Library. Interact with our human books where you will have a conversation that will give you an insight into the harrowing journey of refugees who have fled their home, family and friends to find hope in a new country. Experience the trauma and persecution as Anh Do, Deng Adut and Abdul share their stories of horror and joy, of laughter and pain, of wonder and resilience. 
The living library is here to challenge stereotypes and World Refugee Day gives refugees a platform to feel empowered and raise awareness of their valuable contribution to society. They are here to enrich Pearl Cove and contribute to the wider community with their artistic, musical, cultural, linguistic, food and work skills.
You will leave the Living library event with greater understanding and empathy, because of the refugees who have displayed courage and perseverance to maintain their hope when they cross borders in search for a new beginning.

EVENT DETAILS

When: Thursday 20 June 2019

Where: Pearl Cove Library- Pearl Room

Time: 10 am - 12 pm.

BOOKING CONTACT DETAILS

Jennifer Bradley 

jbradley@pearlcove.com.au 

0407507816

COST- FREE

FURTHER INFORMATION

For more information on Refugee Week events visit- https://www.refugeeweek.org.au

For more information on Human Library visit- http://humanlibrary.org

"Don't judge a book by its cover..."

HARMONY DAY FEST

On the 21^st March every year Australia commemorates Harmony day, a time where we celebrate our cultural diversity through inclusion and respect. The ongoing theme of Harmony day is ‘Everyone belongs’, and at Pearl Cove library we aim to promote and celebrate that message too.

This year, Pearl Cove library will be hosting Harmony Day Fest, featuring our human library: “Don’t judge a book by its cover…”

This is a free event and the community is invited to come along and celebrate together. There will be food, entertainment and a chance to browse and borrow from our 

multicultural-themed human library.

A Human Library (or a Living library) is a library that allows you to borrow and “read” real people. Human books share their story or experiences through engagement and discussion with the “reader” in the hope that it may tackle fear and perceptions, thus breaking down stereotypes or prejudices, and encouraging greater understanding, tolerance or even celebration of diversity in our society.

Our books include a refugee, a Muslim woman, a member of the stolen generation and a holocaust survivor. Due to the nature of the book’s stories, this event is only open to ages 17 years and over.

You are encouraged to wear orange, the official colour of Harmony Day, to show your support for our rich and diverse community. This is a no-alcohol event.   

....So come along and “Browse, Borrow, Break down barriers & Belong”.

EVENT INFORMATION:

Event:       “Don’t judge a book by its cover…”

                 (Harmony Day Fest feat. our human library)

Where:      Pearl Cove Library (courtyard)

When:       Thursday 21^st March 2019

Time:         3-9pm

BOOKINGS:

For more information about our event or to 

reserve a “book” go to 

pearlcovelibrary.com.au/Events

or telephone 02 9568-3589

MORE INFORMATION:

For information about Human libraries visit:

http://humanlibrary.org

For information about Harmony Day visit: 

https://www.harmony.gov.au

Image source: Jindalee State School